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WHERE WE DIFFER by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES

Poet Analysis

First Line: TO THINK MY THOUGHTS ALL HERS
Last Line: SOME RIBBON, SCARF, OR STONE.
To think my thoughts all hers,
Not one of hers is mine;
She laughs -- while I must sigh;
She sings -- while I must whine.

She eats -- while I must fast;
She reads -- while I am blind;
She sleeps -- while I must wake;
Free -- I no freedom find.

To think the world for me
Contains but her alone,
And that her eyes prefer
Some ribbon, scarf, or stone.



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